Anti-bacterial activity of Cryptolepis buchanani aqueous extract

International Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-94

  Sittiwet, C ^a   Puangpronpitag, D ^a  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anti microbial; Aqueous extract; C. buchanani; Food borne contaminates; Food borne pathogen bacteria; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOLEPIS; CRYPTOLEPIS BUCHANANI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 69449103432     PISSN: 1819155X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijbc.2009.90.94     Document Type: Article

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